[Chrysler300] Awards and horny question

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

John:

Congratulations on getting a meaningful trophy.

Coddington may be an inconsistent businessman, but he appears to be a car
guy and real car guys know about and have great respect for the Chrysler
300's.  Sometimes this enables them to rise above their love for
chrome-plated everything, 24" spinnaz, air bags and 16" woofers.

Similarly, my C-300 received the Chairman's Pick trophy at a local show and
the award kind of choked me up as it came from an acknowledged local car guy
who chaired the show.  

These experiences make it all worthwhile.

By the way, can you confirm if the proper horn relay for my 1955 Chrysler
300 is a three wire or a four wire unit?  The service manual shows a 3-wire
diagram that has power for the relay coming from an ignition-switched
source.  My car has only one battery connection, providing power to the
relay and the horns with a separate wire outside the loom coming from the
horn button in the steering wheel.  This enables the horn to honk regardless
of the ignition switch position.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 C-300 (But struck out yesterday--was lucky enough to get a parking spot
in the shade)

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of johnl
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 8:03 AM
To: Ray Jones
Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Jim & Ester Wildharber; Diane Brody
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Re: 56 300B

Don't know if it will ever make a show on TV or not.  Coddington doesn't
have a very good reputation with most locals.  He has been in and out of
business more than you can believe.  Recently I heard he has sold off the
wheel portion of his business to American Racing Wheels.  He always seems to
come back.

Just as a side note.  A couple of years ago I was out on Saturday morning
with my B and had gone to my favorite cruise at Crystal Cove on Pacific
Coast Hwy just below Corona del Mar.  I phoned Ken Brody as I needed to pick
up a tool he had.  They were at Coddington's monthly Saturday cruise so I
just drove directly over to his shop in La Habra.  

When I arrived I had to park way in the back, but as time when on I was able
to move the car up front.  Ken brought Boyd over to see my car.  Coddington
sticks his head in and looks at the steering wheel and immediately says "I'd
like to cut that wheel down to a much smaller diameter".  I said nothing,
but was thinking can't you leave anything alone?

At the end of his event he gives away a set of his wheels, T-shirts and
trophies.  Ken and I were standing in a group of people while this was going
on and my name was called.  Boyd had picked our B for best of show over some
pretty outstanding rods in my opinion.  I'm not a trophy guy, but I must
admit I was stunned and that is probably the only trophy I have that has any
meaning to me.

John Lazenby
Southern California, just minutes from Disneyland
1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Town & Country
1955 Imperial Newport
1955 Chrysler C300
1956 Chrysler 300B
1957 Chrysler 300C Coupe
1960 Chrysler 300F Coupe
1963  Volkswagen Beetle
2001 BMW ///M5 (A Modern SUPERCAR)
http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=18

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ray Jones 
  To: johnl 
  Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Jim & Ester Wildharber ; Diane Brody 
  Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Re: 56 300B


  John; I guess the real question here is: Is the car gonna be featured in
one of Boyd's shows?
  We've noticed it sitting in the background in the corner over the last
year in some of the shows.
  Well, like many say:
  Build it like you own it - Drive it like you stole it...
  Ray


  On Jul 22, 2006, at 1:02 PM, johnl wrote:


    Actually club member Ken Brody and his son Brad are doing the 300B
project at Coddington's. The car has been at Coddington's forever. Over the
20 years I've known the Brody's they have become good friends and have
helped me with many of my car projects.

    As I write this Ken and Diane Brody are arriving in Las Vegas to attend
the wedding of a friend and will be spending the night with my Mother who
lives in Henderson.



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